This is a Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001 file photo of England's captain David Beckham, left, as he is congratulated by teammate Emile Heskey after scoring their second goal against Greece during their 2002 World Cup qualifying match at Old Trafford Manchester England. David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a career in which he become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. The 38-year-old Englishman recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He said in a statement Thursday May 16, 2013 he is "thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level." (Adam Butler/AP)

Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, center, of England, is sprayed with champagne as they celebrate in the dressing room after defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-1 in the MLS Cup championship soccer game, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Carson, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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David Beckham Brazil

England's soccer star David Beckham reacts after he missed a free-kick and hit the goalpost during an exhibition soccer match against Brazil, at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday June 1, 2007. (Alastair Grant/AP)

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David Beckham Real Madrid

Real Madrid's English player, David Beckham celebrates after scoring against Mallorca during the 2nd leg of the Spanish Supercup at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain Wednesday Aug. 27, 2003. (Paul White/AP)

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David Beckham Spanish League title

Real Madrid player David Beckham, center, celebrates after a teammate scored during the Spanish League soccer match against Mallorca in Madrid, Sunday, June 17, 2007. Real Madrid won their 30th Spanish League title. (Jasper Juinen/AP)

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David Beckham AC Milan

AC Milan English soccer star David Beckham, top, receives a kick from Chievo Verona midfielder Giampiero Pinzi during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Chievo at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (Antonio Calanni/AP)

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David Beckham 2002 World Cup quarterfinal

FILE - This is a Friday, June 21, 2002 file photo of England's David Beckham, left, celebrates with teammate Michael Owen after he scored the opening goal against Brazil during their 2002 World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Shizuoka, Japan. David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a career in which he become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. The 38-year-old Englishman recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He said in a statement Thursday May 16, 2013 he is "thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level." (Adam Butler/AP)

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David Beckham AC Milan

AC Milan's David Beckham, at right, celebrates jersey-less with teammate Klass-Jan Huntelaar, at left, at the end of the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan, at the Olympic stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Jan.10, 2010. AC Milan won 3-0. In background, smoke coming from smokebombs lit by Juventus supporters. (Alberto Ramella/AP)

British soccer star David Beckham, left, poses with AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani at Beckham's official new club presentation with the n. 32 jersey, at the Milan San Siro stadium, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. Soccer's supercouple, David and Victoria Beckham, are trading LA glamour for Italy's fashion, finance and soccer capital of Milan, as he prepares to kick off a three-month stint for AC Milan on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. The work starts after the Christmas holidays, with training camp in Dubai on Dec. 29. (Alberto Pellaschiar/AP)

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David Beckham Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint Germain's soccer players Marco Verratti, left, Ezequiel Lavezzi, center, and David Beckham, right, celebrate winning their French league, in Paris, Monday, May 13, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain clinched its first French league title since 1994 by defeating Lyon 1-0 on Sunday. PSG has now an unassailable seven-point lead at the top of the standings. With just two rounds left, second-place Marseille can no longer catch its fierce rival. (Thibault Camus/AP)

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David Beckham media

England soccer player David Beckham smiles at photographers as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Los Angeles. Beckham has signed to play for the Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

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David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy

England soccer star David Beckham holds up his new jersey as he is introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Friday July 13, 2007. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)

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David Beckham Pele

Brazillian soccer great Pele, and English soccer star David Beckham pose for photos during a U.S. Soccer Foundation fundraising gala Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP)

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David Beckham Olympic torch

British soccer player David Beckham holds the Olympic torch lit from the lantern carried onboard a special British Airways flight BA 2012, after lighting the cauldron following its arrival at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, west of England, from Greece, Friday, May 18, 2012. (Alastair Grant/AP)

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David Beckham Queen Elizabeth II

England soccer team captain David Beckham and six-year-old Kirsty Howard presents Britain's Queen Elizabeth II with the torch, during the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Manchester, England Thursday, July 25, 2002. Howard suffers from a rare medical condition, having been born with her heart back to front. (Phil Noble/AP)

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David Beckham Achilles' tendon

AC Milan English soccer star David Beckham leaves the pitch after being injured during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Chievo at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Beckham hobbled off with an apparent left leg injury in the closing minutes of AC Milan's game with Chievo. Italy's Sky TV reported that Beckham had probably torn his Achilles' tendon. (Antonio Calanni/AP)

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David Beckham Portugal quarterfinal World Cup

** FILE ** England's David Beckham covers his face on the sideline during the quarterfinal World Cup soccer match between England and Portugal in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, in this July 1, 2006 file photo. Dropped by Steve McClaren, who has collected three victories in a row without the former England captain, Beckham said on Saturday Sept. 16, 2006, he would strive to regain his place and prove the new coach was wrong. But the Real Madrid star acknowledged that would be difficult largely because he played in Spain rather than the Premier League. (Matt Dunham/AP)

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David Beckham Euro 2004

France's captain Zinedine Zidane, right, pats England's captain David Beckham on the shoulder at the end of the Euro 2004 Group B soccer match between England and France at Luz Stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, Sunday June 13, 2004. While Beckham missed a penalty, Zidane scored from the penalty spot in the last minute to clinch a 2-1 win for France. Switzerland and Croatia are the other teams in Group B. (Lionel Cironneau/AP)

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David Beckham Sir Alex Ferguson

FILE - This is a Tuesday Oct. 22, 2002 file photo of Manchester's United coach Sir Alex Ferguson, left, as he speaks with David Beckham during a training session for Wednesday's Group F soccer match in the Champions League against Olympiakos Piraeus in Athens . David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a career in which he become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. The 38-year-old Englishman recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He said in a statement Thursday May 16, 2013 he is "thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level." (Aris Messinis/AP)

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David Beckham UEFA Champions League

FILE - In this May 26, 1999, file photo, Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham, left, and David Beckham celebrate with the trophy after defeating Bayern Munich 2-1 to win the UEFA Champions League soccer final in Barcelona. Beckham says he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Beckham recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He has become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United. (Camay Sungu/AP)

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David Beckham Premier League

Manchester United celebrates after they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 to win the Premier League at Manchester's Old Trafford ground Sunday, May 16, 1999. (Adam Butler/AP)

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David Beckham Royal Wedding

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham arrive to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne is to be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will be attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding on Friday April 29, 2011. (Jasper Juinen/AP)

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David Beckham OBE

England soccer captain David Beckham poses with his wife Victoria, as he holds the OBE, Order of the British Empire, he received Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at London's Buckingham Palace. The former Manchester United star, who now plays for Real Madrid, said recently: 'I am honoured and privileged to receive this recognition. It's not just for me but for Manchester United, England, all of my teammates and my family'. (Fiona Hanson/AP)

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David Beckham Michelle Obama

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, left, walks with soccer player David Beckham during a 'Let's Move!' event for about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)

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David Beckham President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama holds up a Los Angeles Galaxy soccer jersey as he stands with David Beckham, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, where he honored the 2011 Major League Soccer champion, Galaxy. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

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David Beckham Prime Minister David Cameron

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and David Beckham walk inside 10 Downing Street in London, ahead of a UNICEF charity meeting to discuss the issues of child hunger across the world, Thursday July 26, 2012. (Carl Court/AP)

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David Beckham Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, .left talks to England soccer star David Beckham inside 10 Downing Street, in central London, on Monday April 20, 2009. The meeting was called to discuss the new charity "Malaria No More UK" and the British government's pledge to provide 20 million bed nets to Africa by the end of 2010. (Leon Neal/AP)

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David Beckham Prime Minister Tony Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, and England soccer team captain David Beckham at the topping out ceremony of the Wembley Arch, seen illumintaed in background, at the New Wembley stadium in London, Wednesday Sept. 1, 2004. (Richard Lewis/AP)

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David Beckham Vanity Fair Oscar party

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Evan Agostini/AP)

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David Beckham Hollywood

From left to right: actor Tom Cruise, actress Katie Holmes, singer Victoria Beckham, soccer player David Beckham, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, and actor Will Smith pose at a private party thrown by Cruise and Holmes for the Beckham's at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 22, 2007. (Dan Steinberg/AP)

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David Beckham in wax

To mark the 250th birthday of Madame Tussauds, the waxwork of French founder Madame Marie Tussaud, centre, is posed with fellow waxworks, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, British actor Russell Brand, British footballer David Beckham and his wife Victoria Beckham and British actress Helen Mirren, at Madame Tussauds, London Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (Jonathan Short/AP)
The wax figures of David Beckham, left, and his wife Victoria Beckham are seen on display at Madame Tussauds New York in New York, Tuesday Jan. 23, 2007. The figures, imported from Madame Tussauds London, will be at Madame Tussaud's New York for approximately two weeks in honor of the couple's upcoming move to the United States where David had signed a five year contract with Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. (Tina Fineberg/AP)
A worker adjusts the shirt of a wax figure of English soccer star David Beckham sporting his new African hairdo and a wrist injury suffered recently during a match in South Africa Wednesday, May 28, 2000 at Hong Kong's Madame Tussad's Wax Museum. (Vincent Yu/AP)

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David Beckham Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star David Beckham watches the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets NBA Basketball game with his son Brooklyn in Los Angeles, Friday, April 11, 2008. (Chris Carlson/AP)

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Dacid Beckham sons

Athlete David Beckham accepts his Choice Male Athlete with his sons Cruz on left, Romeo and Brooklyn on right at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. (Mark Mainz/AP Images for Fox)

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David Beckham advertising

A giant poster displaying British soccer star David Beckham is seen in downtown Milan, Italy, Friday, Jan.4, 2008. The Milan men's fashion week is starting on Jan.12, 2008. (Luca Bruno/AP)

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David Beckham fashion

In this photo released by H&M on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2012, English soccer star David Beckham poses for the David Beckham Bodywear Collection for H&M advertising campaign. H&M will debut a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl featuring Beckham and his collection. (AP Photo/H&M)